Apparatus and method for improved tune-away operations in (C+G) DSDS devices
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsAnand Rajurkar, Parthasarathy Krishnamoorthy, Rashid Ahmed Akbar Attar, Priyangshu Ghosh
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for establishing a call utilizing a traffic channel corresponding to a first communication protocol; transmitting a data rate control (DRC) channel comprising a null cover for no greater than 16 time slots; tuning away from the call to receive signaling corresponding to a second communication protocol; and following the receiving of the signaling corresponding to the second communication protocol, tuning back to the traffic channel to resume the call.
Claims29
A method of wireless communication between a mobile device and a telecommunications network, comprising:
- establishing a call utilizing a traffic channel corresponding to a first communication protocol;
- transmitting a data rate control (DRC) channel comprising a null cover for a duration corresponding to a number of packet slots corresponding to reception of a single packet;
- tuning away from the call to receive signaling corresponding to a second communication protocol;
- and
- following the receiving of the signaling corresponding to the second communication protocol, tuning back to the traffic channel to resume the call.
An apparatus configured for wireless communication, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- a memory coupled to the at least one processor;
- and
- a communication interface coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
- establish a call utilizing a traffic channel corresponding to a first communication protocol;
- transmit a data rate control (DRC) channel comprising a null cover for a duration corresponding to a number of packet slots corresponding to reception of a single packet;
- tune away from the call to receive signaling corresponding to a second communication protocol;
- and
- following the receiving of the signaling corresponding to the second communication protocol, tune back to the traffic channel to resume the call.
An apparatus configured for wireless communication, comprising:
- means for establishing a call utilizing a traffic channel corresponding to a first communication protocol;
- means for transmitting a data rate control (DRC) channel comprising a null cover for a duration corresponding to a number of packet slots corresponding to reception of a single packet;
- means for tuning away from the call to receive signaling corresponding to a second communication protocol;
- and
- means for, following the receiving of the signaling corresponding to the second communication protocol, tuning back to the traffic channel to resume the call.
A non-transitory computer storage medium, containing instructions which, when executed by a computer, configure a mobile device for wireless communication with a base station, by:
- establishing a call utilizing a traffic channel corresponding to a first communication protocol;
- transmitting a data rate control (DRC) channel comprising a null cover for a duration corresponding to a number of packet slots corresponding to reception of a single packet;
- tuning away from the call to receive signaling corresponding to a second communication protocol;
- and
- following the receiving of the signaling corresponding to the second communication protocol, tuning back to the traffic channel to resume the call.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.